Sensirion

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Sensirion

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legal form Corporation
ISIN CH0406705126
founding 1998
Seat Stäfa , SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland 
management Marc von Waldkirch ( CEO )
Number of employees 791 ( FTE )
sales 174.8 million francs
Branch Industry / technology
Website www.sensirion.com
As of June 30, 2019

Sensirion is a manufacturer of digital micro sensors and systems. The company is organized as a stock corporation (Switzerland) based in Stäfa , Switzerland.

history

Sensirion emerged as a spin-off from ETH Zurich and was founded in 1998 by Moritz Lechner and Felix Mayer. In 2005, Sensirion opened its headquarters in Stäfa, Switzerland. Up to 2006 a total of one million sensors had been produced. In 2014, the annual production rate was 75 million sensors. After Sensirion achieved success in various markets, including the automotive industry, the technology company acquired Auto Industrial Co. Ltd. (AIC). The legally independent unit is now organized under Sensirion Holding as Sensirion Automotive Solutions. Sensirion Holding has been listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since March 2018 .

Products

SCD30 CO 2 temperature and humidity sensor from Sensirion

Sensirion Holding has subsidiaries in Switzerland, the USA, South Korea, China, Japan and Taiwan. The company's product range includes flow sensors for gases and liquids as well as environmental sensors for measuring temperature and humidity, volatile organic compounds , carbon dioxide and fine dust . Sensirion develops both series products and tailor-made sensor system solutions for the automotive industry, industry (household appliances, smart energy, heating, ventilation and air conditioning technology), medical technology and entertainment electronics.

Awards

  • 2004: Swiss Economic Award, 1st place
  • 2010: Entrepreneur of the Year 2010, Award from Ernst & Young
  • 2014: DeviceMed Award OEM components, 1st place, with the liquid flow sensor LD20
  • 2017: Great Place to Work Switzerland, 2nd place
  • 2019: Electronics Product of the Year 2019, with the particulate matter sensor SPS30
  • 2019: Sensors Expo & Conference Best of Sensors Award, with the CO 2 , humidity and temperature sensor SCD40

Individual evidence

  1. Sensirion. Retrieved December 11, 2019 .
  2. ^ Exchange Services - News - Sensirion - from ETH Zurich to the Swiss stock exchange. Retrieved December 11, 2019 .
  3. Flow sensors | Sensirion. Retrieved December 11, 2019 .
  4. Former winners and finalists. In: Swiss Economic Forum. Retrieved December 11, 2019 .
  5. Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 award. Accessed December 11, 2019 .
  6. DeviceMed Award 2014. Accessed December 11, 2019 .
  7. Best Employer in Switzerland - 2017 »Great Place to Work Switzerland. Retrieved on December 11, 2019 (Swiss Standard German).
  8. Tobias Schlichtmeier: Products of the Year 2019: The winners in the »Sensor Technology« category. Retrieved December 11, 2019 .
  9. finanzen net GmbH: Sensors Expo & Conference Reveals. Retrieved December 11, 2019 .